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International Conference on Biodiversity (IBD2019)
22-24 May 2019
Centara Grand & Bangkok Convention Centre at Central World, Bangkok
*** Conference Program ***
Day 1: Wednesday 22 May 2019
Venue: World Ballroom
Time Program
08.00 – 09.00 Registration
09.00 – 10.30 Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn arrives to the event and
graciously presides over the opening ceremony and listens to the keynote speakers
Keynote Speaker 1:
The Phadaeng Botanic Garden: A model for a regenerative tropical botanic
garden
By Dr. Rachel Warmington
Head of the Eden Science Team, Eden Project, United Kingdom
(Co-author: Dr. Michael Maunder, Executive Director and Director of Life
Sciences, Non-Executive Director of Eden International, United Kingdom)
Keynote Speaker 2:
Technical aspects of mine reclamation in the Rhenish Lignite basin and possible
ways of biodiversity, bioeconomy and public use
By Mr. Arie-Johann Heiertz
RWE Technology International, Germany
(Co-author: Prof.Dr. Ulrich Schurr, Director of IBG-2 Plant Sciences
Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany)
10.30 – 11.30 Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn visits the exhibition of IBD2019 (in
parallel with participants coffee break during 10.30 – 11.00 and Keynote Forum 1)
Keynote Forum 1 : Sustainable management on biodiversity
11.00 – 11.30 Biodiversity conservation and management in ASEAN
By Dr. Theresa Mundita S. Lim
Director of ASEAN Center for Biodiversity, Philippines
11.30 – 12.00 Role of ex situ conservation and wildlife genome banking for conservation
By Dr. Pierre Comizzoli
Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, U.S.A.
12.00 – 13.00 Lunch
Parallel Sessions
14.00 – 17.00 Special
Session Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Session 4 Session 5
Lotus 5-6 Lotus 1-2 Lotus 3-4 Lotus 10 Lotus 11 Lotus 12
World
Botanical
garden and
ex situ
conservatio
n
Sustainable
management
on
biodiversity
BioInnovation
from the
unseen
biodiversity
Biodiversity
and health
Animal
ecology :
Vertebrate
life in diverse
environment
From
biodiversity
to natural
products for
drug
discovery
17.00 – 18.00 Poster Session
18.00 – 20.30 Welcome Dinner: International Buffet
Last updated 22 April 2019
Day 2: Thursday 23 May 2019 - Morning
Time Program
08.00 – 09.00 Registration
Keynote Forum 2 : Hotspots on
biodiversity
Special Session
(continued)
Session 6
Venue: World Ballroom Lotus 5-6 Lotus 7
09.00 – 09.30 Sustainable management on
biodiversity in Thailand
By Prof. Dr. Sanit Aksornkoae
Fellow of the Royal Institute,
Academy of Science
World Botanical
garden and
ex situ conservation
Frontiers in taxonomy/
taxonomist
09.30 – 10.00 Biodiversity hotspots in
Thailand
By Assoc.Prof.Dr.
Sukree Hajisamae
Prince of Songkla University,
Pattani Campus, Thailand
10.00 – 10.30 Coffee Break
Keynote Forum 3 : Biodiversity
conservation & climate change
Special Session
(continued)
Session 6
10.30 – 11.00 Potential climate change
impacts on biodiversity and
protected areas in Southeast
Asia
By Prof.Dr. Richard Corlett
Director of Center for
Integrative Conservation,
Xishuangbanna Tropical
Botanical Garden, Chinese
Academy of Sciences, P.R.
China
World Botanical
garden and
ex situ conservation
Frontiers in taxonomy/
taxonomist
11.00 – 11.30 Severe coral bleaching and
impacts on biodiversity: The
2014-17 global bleaching event
and prospects for the future
By Dr. C. Mark Eakin
Oceanography &Climatology
Division, Marine Ecosystems &
Climate Branch, NOAA’s Coral
Reef Watch Program, U.S.A.
11.30 – 12.00 Long-term research on
biodiversity and ecosystem
function in tropical forests
By Dr. Stuart J. Davies
Director of the Center for
Tropical Forest Science-Forest
Global Earth Observatory
Smithsonian Institute, U.S.A.
12.00 – 13.00 Lunch
Last updated 22 April 2019
Day 2: Thursday 23 May 2019 – Afternoon
Parallel Sessions
13.00 – 17.00
Special
Session (continued)
Session 6 Session 7 Session 8 Session 9 Session 10 Session 11
Lotus 5-6 Lotus 7 BallroomA BallroomB BallroomC Lotus 11 Lotus 12
World
Botanical
garden
and
ex situ
conservati
on
Frontiers
in
taxonomy
/
taxonomis
t
Habitat-
based
research
(Terrestria
l,
Freshwate
r, Marine
and
others
Human
and
wildlife in
the
Anthropoc
ene
Ecotouris
m &
UNESCO
Global
Geopark
Ecosystem
services and
restoration
Impacts of
climate
change on
biodiversity
across
scales
Day 3: Friday 24 May 2019 - Morning
Venue: World Ballroom
Time Program
08.00 – 09.00 Registration
Keynote Forum 4 : Biodiversity utilization
09.00 – 09.30 Natural product sciences in modern drug discovery and paths to the future
By Dr. Frank Petersen
Executive Director, Natural Products Unit, Global Discovery Chemistry, Novartis
Pharma, Basel, Switzerland
09.30 – 10.00 Saving coral reefs and saving humans lives
By Prof.Dr. Bradley S. Moore
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, U.S.A.
10.00 – 10.30 Coffee Break
Keynote Forum 5 : Bioeconomy & Innovation
10.30 – 11.00 Transforming Thailand -the shift to a sustainable bioeconomy
By Prof.Dr. Morakot Tanticharoen
Senior Advisor to the President of National Science and Technology
Development Agency, Thailand
11.00 – 11.30 Modelling and prediction for sustainable biodiversity
By Dr. Emmanuel Paradis
IRD Research Director, Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier,
France
11.30 – 12.00 GIS ecosystem mapping and modelling
By Prof. Dr. Marco Ciolli
Department of Civil Environmental and Mechanical Engineering (DICAM)
University of Trento, Italy 12.00 – 13.00 Lunch
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Day 3: Friday 24 May 2019 - Afternoon
Venue: World Ballroom
Time Program
Keynote Forum 6 : Ecotourism in a global scale
13.00 – 13.30 UNESCO global geoparks and integrated natural heritage conservation
By Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Komoo
Vice President, UNESCO Global Geoparks Council , Malaysia
13.30 – 14.00 Geotourism models for poverty alleviation in underprivileged areas
By Dr. Young Ng
Senior Advisor at Danxiashan UNESCO Global Geopark, Honorary Advisor at
Association for Geoconservation, Hong Kong
14.00 – 14.30 Coffee Break
Keynote Forum 7 : Animal ecology & evolution
14.30 – 15.00 Butterfly vision-another view of our world
By Prof. Dr. Kentaro Arikawa
Sokendai-Hayama (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies) Department
of Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems, Japan
15.00 – 15.30 Non-flying mammal dependent pollination system of Asian Mucuna (Leguminosae)
By Dr. Shun Kobayashi
Faculty of Science, University of the Ryukyus, Japan
Special Talk 1
15.30 – 15.45 Towards a planet in balance - Grant opportunities of the National
Geographic Society
By Dr. Yannick Kuehl
Senior Director, Programs and Explorer Development, National Geographic
Society, Hong Kong SAR
15.45 – 16.15 Closing Ceremony
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Day I: Wednesday 22 May 2019
Special Session
World botanic garden and ex situ conservation
Chair : Dr.Weerachai Nanakorn, Committee, H.M. Queen Sirikit Park Foundation, Thailand
Co-Chair : Dr.Kongkanda Chayamarit, Adviser, The Forest Herbarium, Department of
National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, Thailand
14.00 – 14.30 Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: From species discovery to conservation
By Dr. Timothy M.A. Utteridge
Head of Identification & Naming and Asia Team Leader,
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, UK
14.30 – 15.00 The need for endangered species conservation in the botanical garden of Quito-Ecuador
By Mr. Alexander Hirtz
Jardin Botanico de Quito, Ecuador
15.00 – 15.30 Coffee Break
15.30 – 16.00 Actual issues of climate changing for the world flora and vegetation
By Prof. Leonid V. Averyanov
Komarov Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of Science, Russia
16.00 – 16.30 Role of Chinese Union of Botanical Gardens in native plants conservation
By Dr. Huabin Hu
Deputy Director of Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG),
Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.R.China
16.30 – 17.00 The Habitat Penang Hill: a public-private partnership model for managing key protected areas for ecotourism and generating funding
for conservation in Malaysia By Mr. Allen Tan
Managing Director, Penang Botanic Gardens, Malaysia
Last updated 3 April 2019
Day II: Thursday 23 May 2019
Special Session
World botanic garden and ex situ conservation
Chair : Dr.Weerachai Nanakorn, Committee, H.M. Queen Sirikit Park Foundation, Thailand
Co-Chair : Dr.Kongkanda Chayamarit, Adviser, The Forest Herbarium, Department of
National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, Thailand
09.00 – 09.30 How much do we know about the plant diversity of Southeast Asia?
By Dr. David Middleton
Director of research and conservation, Singapore Botanic Gardens,
Singapore
09.30 – 10.00 Strategic roles of botanic gardens in conserving threatened plant species: a case of Indonesia
By Dr. Didik Widyatmoko
Senior Researcher of the Research Center for Plant Conservation and
Botanic Gardens, the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Indonesia
10.00 – 10.30 Science and conservation at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
By Prof. Pete Hollingsworth
Director of Science and Deputy Keeper, Royal Botanic Garden
Edinburgh, UK
10.30 – 11.00 Coffee Break
11.00 – 11.30 Rescuing the endangered tropical plants
By Prof. Li Chia-wei
Department of Life Science, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
11.30 – 12.00 The UBD Botanical Research Centre: Collecting, mapping, describing, growing and protecting the Brunei flora
By Assoc. Prof. Dr. Johan Willem Frederik Slik
the UBD Herbarium, Faculty of Science, Universiti Brunei Darussalam,
Brunei Darussalam
12.00 – 13.00 Lunch
13.00 – 13.30 Pha Tad Ke Botanical Garden, in and ex situ Lao PDR
By Mr. Rik Gadella
Director, Pha Tad Ke Botanical Garden, Lao PDR
13.30 – 14.00 The Role of Botanical Gardens in the Philippines in biodiversity
conservation
By Assist. Prof. Dr. Esperanza Maribel G. Agoo
Biology Department De La Salle University, The Philippines
14.00 – 14.30 Coffee Break
14.30 – 15.00 Conservation of threatened plant species in Vietnam
By Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hoang Van Sam
Vietnam National University of Forestry, Vietnam
15.00 – 15.30 Biodiversity in the Anthropocene - a historical perspective
By Prof. Henrik Balslev
Department of Bioscience Ecoinformatics and Biodiversity,
Aarhus University, Denmark
15.30 – 16.00 Challenges of a botanical garden in the conservation in a megadiverse country
By Mrs. Thais Almeida
Rio de Janeiro Botanic Garden, Brazil
Last updated 18 Apr 2019
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Draft program
Wednesday 22 May 2019
Parallel Session 1
Sustainable management on biodiversity
Chair: Dr. Padermsak Jarayabhand, Committee member of the National Biodiversity
Committee, Thailand
Co-Chair: Dr. Vithet Srinetr, National Expert on Biodiversity Conservation, Thailand
14.00 - 14.25 Thailand’s national biodiversity management toward post-2020 agenda
By Dr. Phirun Saiyasitpanich,
Deputy Secretary General, Office of Natural Resources and Environment
Policy and Planning, Thailand
14.25 - 14.50 Conservation and sustainable management of biodiversity: post-2020
agenda
By Dr. Scott Perkin,
Head, Natural Resources Group, IUCN Asia Regional Office, Thailand
14.50 - 15.15 Biodiversity mainstreaming across agricultural sectors: the role of
multi-stakeholder dialogue and engagement in advancing the post-
2020 agenda
By Dr. Paulo Augusto Lourenço Dias Nunes
Global Coordinator of the FAO Biodiversity Mainstreaming Platform
FAO, Rome, Italy
15.15 - 15.35 Coffee Break
15.35 - 16.00 Private sector’s perspective on biodiversity management
By Mr. Mongkon Ponchunchoovong,
Director of Mineral Resources and Mining Services,
Siam Cement Group Public Company Limited, Thailand
16.00 - 16.25 Media role in conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity
By Dr. Yannick Kuehl,
Senior Director, Programs and Explorer Development, National
Geographic Society, Asia-Pacific
16.25 – 16.50 Youth voices for biodiversity
By Ms. Mika Mei Jia Tan
Coordinator, ASEAN Youth Biodiversity Program, ASEAN Centre for
Biodiversity, The Philippines
Last updated 18 Mar 2019
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Draft program
Wednesday 22 May 2019
Parallel Session 2
BioInnovation from the unseen biodiversity
Chair: Dr. Lily Eurwilaichitr , Vice President of NSTDA and Director of Thailand
Bioresource Research Center (TBRC), Thailand
Co-Chair: TBA
Part I : Discovering and managing the unseen biodiversity
14.00 - 14.30 Where are the missing fungi and microbes?
By Prof. Dr. Lei Cai
Institute of Microbiology Chinese Academy of Sciences (IMCAS), P.R. China
14.30 – 14.50 Culture collection: managing the unseen biodiversity
By Dr. Phillipe Desmeth
Belgian Co-ordinated Collections of Micro-organisms (BCCM), Belgium
14.50 – 15.10
Microbial diversity-an undertapped industrial resource
By Prof. Dr. Saisamorn Lumyong
Chiang Mai University, Thailand
15.10 – 15.30 Hidden Diversity of Insect Fungi and Their Interaction with Insects
By Dr. Noppol Kobmoo
National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC),
Thailand
15.30 – 15.50 Coffee Break
Part II : Unlimited potential of biodiversity
15.50 - 16.20 Bio-conversion technology of chemical production from biomass
By Dr. Hiroyuki Inoue
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST),
Japan
16.20 - 16.40
From biodiversity to microbial-based products for bioremediation
By Assoc. Prof. Dr. Onruthai Pinyakong
Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
16.40 - 17.00 Microbial enzymes: tools for biotechnological Processes
By Dr. Thidarat Nimchua
National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC),
Thailand
Last updated 18 Mar 2019
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Draft program
Wednesday 22 May 2019
Parallel Session 3
Biodiversity and health
Chair: Dr. Wanlaya Tipkantha, The Zoological Park Organization, Thailand
Co-Chair: Dr. Boripat Siriaroonrat, The National Science Museum, Thailand
14.00 – 14.30 Biodiversity and health: linking life, ecosystems and societies
By Dr. Serge Morand
Faculty of Veterinary Technology, Kasetsart University, Thailand
14.30 – 15.00 Wildlife reintroduction for biodiversity and conservation
By Dr. Parntep Ratanakorn
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mahidol University, Thailand
15.00 - 15.30 Biodiversity loss linked to emerging wildlife diseases
By Dr. Katie Richgels
National Wildlife Health Center, USGS ,U.S.A.
15.30 – 15.50 Coffee Break
15.50 - 16.20 Integration of biodiversity conservation in the health sector
By Dr. Theresa Mundita
ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity, The Philippines
16.20 - 16.40. Marine debris and microplastics: Impact on biodiversity and health
By Dr. Suchana Chavanich
Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
16.40 - 17.00 Reproductive biotechnology for biodiversity preserving
By Dr. Pierre Comizzoli
Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, U.S.A.
Last updated 28 Mar 2019
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Wednesday 22 May 2019
Parallel Session 4 Animal ecology : Vertebrate life in diverse environment
Chair: Assist. Prof. Dr. Noppadon Kitana, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand Co-Chair: Assist. Prof. Dr. Wichase Khonsue, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
14.00 – 14.30 Comparative study on breeding ecology and life history in Japanese
salamanders By Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kanto Nishikawa Kyoto University, Japan
14.30 - 14.50 Effect of environmental factors on edible burrowing frogs in northeast Thailand By Assist. Prof. Dr. Komsorn Lauprasert Mahasarakham University, Thailand
14.50 - 15.10 Using ecological niche modeling to study distribution of lizards in highland of the Sunda Shelf By Dr. Panupong Thammachoti Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
15.10 – 15.30 Coffee Break
15.30 - 16.00 How stone tool use behavior emerged in long-tailed macaques. environment or genetics? By Prof. Dr. Suchinda Malaivijitnond Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
16.00 - 16.20. Ecosystem services of insectivorous bats in Southeast Asia By Assist. Prof. Dr. Sara Bumrungsri Prince of Songkla University, Thailand
16.20 - 16.40 Reproductive phenology of tropical bats – it is all about the strategies to maximize survivability By Dr. Nurul 'Ain Elias Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
16.40 - 17.00 First record and range extension of the flying squirrel, Petinomys setosus (Rodentia. Sciuridae. Pteromyini), from Lao PDR By Mr. Daosavanh Sanamxay National University of Laos, Lao PDR
Last updated 22 Apr 2019
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Draft program
Wednesday 22 May 2019
Parallel Session 5
From biodiversity to natural products for drug discovery
Chair: Dr. Monthaka Teerachaisakul, Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative
Medicine, Thailand
Co-Chair: Dr.Paripok Phitsuwan, Division of Biochemical Technology, School of Bioresources
and Technology, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Thailand
Part I : Biodiversity
14.00 – 14.30 Thailand’s fungal diversity and applies potential
By Emeritus Prof. Dr. Kevin David Hyde
Mae Fah Luang University, Thailand
14.30 – 15.00 Transforming in-situ biodiversity observation into digital atlas and
conservation implication in Thailand
By Prof. Dr. Yongyut Trisurat
Kasetsart University, Thailand
15.00 – 15.30 Diversity of yeasts in the surface of rice leaves and biocontrol activity
against fungal pathogens of rice”
By Prof. Dr. Savitree Limtong
Kasetsart University, Thailand
15.30 – 15.45 Coffee Break
Part II: Natural Products
15.45 – 16.15 Translational research of selected plants in Zingiberaceae
By Prof. Dr. Bungorn Sripanidkulchai
Khon Kaen University, Thailand
16.15 – 16.45. Plant-derived natural products as source materials for commercial
utilization
By Prof. Dr. Supayang P. Voravuthikunchai
Prince of Songkla University, Thailand
16.45 – 17.15 Identification of potential drug candidates from plants and
microorganisms in Thailand
By Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chatchai Muanprasat
Mahidol University, Thailand
Last updated 5 Apr 2019
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Thursday 23 May 2019
Parallel Session 6
Frontiers in taxonomy/taxonomist
In the light of reliable taxonomy, biodiversity conservation and bio-economics
can aid human prosperity
Chair: Prof. Dr. Somsak Panha, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
Co-Chair: Prof. Dr. Pranom Chantaranothai, Khon Kaen University, Thailand
08.30 - 08.50 Opening
Objective and session sequence...Thai taxonomist survey, what for??
By Prof. Dr. Somsak Panha
Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
Dr. Ueangfa Bantaowong
Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi, Thailand
08.50 - 09.30
Keynote talk
Integrative taxonomy for earthworm biodiversity detection,
conservation and applications to human-managed ecosystems
By Prof. Dr. Samuel James
Maharishi University of Management, Iowa, U.S.A The Natural History Collections: What & How do we know about it?
09.30 - 10.00 Natural history collections: Why are they so important?
By Mr. Jonathan Ablett
Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, London,
United Kingdom
Flora of Thailand
10.00 - 10.30 Why Flora of Thailand...How far we have reached??
By Prof. Dr. Pranom Chantaranothai
Khon Kaen University, Thailand
10.30 - 10.45 Coffee Break
From Basic Taxonomy to molecular evolution
10.45 – 11.15 Taxonomic study of Olethreutine moths (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in
Thailand and new discoveries in last two decades
By Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nantasak Pinkaew
Kasetsart University Kamphaeng Saen Campus, Thailand
11.15 - 11.45 The priceless classical taxonomy of Southeast Asian tree snails
Amphidromus
By Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chirasak Sutcharit
Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
11.45 - 12.15 Ecology and evolution of enantiomorphism in the tree snails
Amphidromus
By Prof. Dr. Takahiro Asami
Shinshu University, Japan
12.15 - 13.30 Lunch
Last updated 5 Apr 2019
Thursday 23 May 2019
Parallel Session 6
Frontiers in taxonomy/taxonomist
In the light of reliable taxonomy, biodiversity conservation and bio-economics
can aid human prosperity
Chair: Prof. Dr. Somsak Panha, Chulalongkorn university, Thailand
Co-Chair: Prof. Dr. Pranom Chantaranothai, Khon Kaen University, Thailand
13.30 – 14.00 Diversity and conservation of bats in Southeast Asia – the role of
taxonomy beyond borders
By Dr. Pipat Soisook
Prince of Songkla University, Thailand
Biodiversity for human prosperity
14.00 - 14.30 From governmental politics to school and company projects: Museum
as a think tank for prevalence of taxonomy-based biodiversity
conservation
By Prof. Dr. Hidetoshi Ota
University of Hyoko, Japan
14.30 – 15.00 Coffee break
A special lecture and Press Conference
15.00 – 16.30
A special lecture on “Millipede research through space and time”
By Prof. Dr. Henrik Enghoff
University of Copenhagen, Denmark
16.30 Onward Press Conference: Millipede discoveries in Thailand: A Hundred
amazing new species
Last updated 14 Mar 2019
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Thursday 23 May 2019
Parallel Session 7
Habitat-based research (Terrestrial, Freshwater, Marine and others)
Chair: Dr. Thamasak Yeemin, President, The Marine Science Association of Thailand,
Thailand
Co-Chair: Dr. Suchai Worachananant, Kasetsart University, Thailand
13.30 – 14.00
The influence of microclimate on biodiversity of lichens in the tropical
forests at Khao Yai National Park, Thailand”
By Dr. Kansri Boonpragob
Ramkhamhaeng University, Thailand
14.00 – 14.20
A future perspective on freshwater ecosystems in Thailand: biodiversity
and research
By Dr. Boonsatien Boonsoong
Kasetsart University, Thailand
14.20 – 14.40
Relative contributions of biodiversity and environment to benthic
ecosystem functioning of the South China Sea
By Dr. Zainudin Bachok
University Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia
14.40 – 15.00
Changes on Environmental condition and fishery resources in the Gulf
of Thailand
By Dr. Shettapong Meksumpun
Kasetsart University, Thailand
15.00 – 15.20 Coffee Break
15.20 – 15.40 Sandy beach ecosystems in Thailand: emerging issues and
management interventions
By Dr. Pinsak Suraswadi
Department of Marine and Coastal Resources, Thailand
15.40 – 16.20 Science to policy options – example of “P-CoRIE” project in Palau
By Assoc. Prof. Dr. Takashi Nakamura
University of the Ryukyus, Japan
16.20 – 16.40
Seagrass ecosystem service and restoration: Thailand perspective
By Assoc. Prof. Dr. Anchana Prathep
Prince of Songkla University, Thailand
16.40 – 17.00
Marine Exploration: Lessons learned from research vessels
By Dr. Penjai Sompongchaiyakul
Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
Last updated 18 Mar 2019
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Draft program
Thursday 23 May 2019
Parallel Session 8
Human and wildlife in the Anthropocene
Chair: Dr. Anak Pattanavibool, Director of Wildlife Conservation Society, Thailand
Co-Chair: Assist. Prof. Dr. Dusit Ngoprasert, King Mongkut’s University of Technology
Thonburi, Thailand
13.30 – 14.00
What can the science of conservation crime tell us about wildlife
trafficking?
By Assoc. Prof. Dr. Meredith L. Gore
Department of Fisheries & Wildlife, School of Criminal Justice,
Michigan State University, U.S.A.
14.00 – 14.30 Beyond the 6% solution: The future of Asia’s tigers
By Dr. Dale Miquelle
Director of Wildlife Conservation Society-Russia Program, Russia
14.30 – 15.00 Urgent need to protect the endangered Gurney’s pitta and its habitat
By Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tommaso SAVINI
the Conservation Ecology Program, King Mongkut’s University of
Technology Thonburi, Thailand
15.00 – 15.20 Coffee Break
15.20 – 15.50
How can we influence decision makers to conserve biodiversity in the
Anthropocene?
By Dr. Gopalasamy Reuben Clements
Jeffrey Sachs Center on Sustainable Development, Sunway University,
Bandar Sunway, Malaysia.
15.50 – 16.20 The Belt-and-road initiative and the impacts on Biodiversity in Asia
By Dr.Mason Campbell
James Cook University, Australia
16.20 – 16.50
Turtle conservation in Myanmar: Impact of wildlife trafficking and
conservation options
By Dr.Steve Platt
Turtle Survival Alliance, U.S.A. (Based in Myanmar)
Last updated 22 April 2019
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Thursday 23 May 2019
Parallel Session 9
Ecotourism & UNESCO Global Geopark
Chair: Dr. Young Ng, Senior Advisor at Danxiashan UNESCO Global Geopark, Honorary
Advisor at Association for Geoconservation, Hong Kong
Co-Chair: Mr. Surachai Siripongsatian, Department of Mineral Resources, Thailand
13.30 – 14.00 Making an environment where ecotourism thrives
By Mr. Rod Hillman,
CEO Ecotourism Australia, Australia
14.00 – 14.30 Geotourism in geoparks in Japan –conservation and wise use of
geodiversity-
By Dr. Mahito Watanabe
Member of the UNESCO Global Geoparks Council, Japan
14.30 – 15.00 Finance Mechanisms for Biodiversity: The case of Ngorongoro
Conservation Area, Tanzania
By Dr. Freddy Manongi,
Head of Ngorongoro Conservation Authority and Ngorongoro Lengi
UNESCO Global Geopark, Tanzania
15.00 – 15.30 Satun UNESCO Global Geopark : Empowering local communities and
people by creating jobs
By Mr. Narongrit Thungprue
Mayor of subdistrict Administrative Organization and Director of the
Satun UNESCO Global Geopark, Thailand
15.30 – 16.00 Coffee break
16.00 – 16.30 Biodiversity and ecotourism in Chinese geoparks: Danxiashan UNESCO
Global Geopark of China as an example
By Ms. Chen Fang,
Deputy Director, Danxiashan UNESCO Global Geopark, P.R.China
16.30 – 17.00 Ecotourism and geotourism: A reliable power engine for the sustainable
development of local areas in Korea
By Dr. Soo-Jae Lee
Chief Research Fellow, Korean Environment Institute, UNESCO Global
Geoparks Council Member, Republic of Korea
17.00 – 17.30 Geotourism, the engine of sustainable development for local
communities in Satun UNESCO Global Geopark
By Mr. Rath Jitrattana
Department of Mineral Resources, Thailand
Last updated 22 April 2019
Last updated 18 Mar 2019
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Thursday 23 May 2019
Parallel Session 10
Ecosystem services and restoration
Chair: Dr. Prasit Wangpakapattanawong, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
Co-Chair: Dr. Sutthathorn Chairuangsri, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
Ecosystem Services and Restoration: What do we know? What more do we need to
know?
13.30 – 13.50 New age of forest restoration
By Dr. Stephen Elliott
Chiang Mai University, Thailand
13.50 – 14.10 Ecosystem services at watershed level
By Dr. Beria Leimona
World Agroforestry Centre, Indonesia
14.10 – 14.30 Restoration of mangrove forests
By Dr. Aor Pranchai
Kasetsart University, Thailand
14.30 – 14.50 Economic aspect of ecological services and restoration
By Dr. Decharut Sukkumnoed
Kasetsart University, Thailand
14.50 – 15.10 Coffee Break
15.10 – 15.30 Forest restoration of upland northern Thailand: An on-going project in
Nan province
By Dr. Pimonrat Tiansawat
Chiang Mai University, Thailand
15.30 – 15.50 The importance of social capital in the restoration of degraded forests
By Mr. Michael Jenke
Dresden University of Technology, Germany
15.50 – 17.00 Round table discussion on “Ecosystem services and restoration: What
do we know? What more do we need to know?”
Moderator: Mr. Chawapich Vaidhayagarn
Researcher and development practitioner in forest and natural
resource management sector in Southeast Asia, Thailand
Last updated 18 April 2019
International Conference on Biodiversity (IBD2019)
22-24 May 2019
Centara Grand & Bangkok Convention Centre at Central World, Bangkok Draft program
Thursday 23 May 2019
Parallel Session 11
Impacts of climate change on biodiversity across scales
Chair: Dr. Wirong Chanthorn, Kasetsart University, Thailand
Co-Chair: Ms. Anuttara Nattalang , National Center for Genetic Engineering and
Biotechnology, Thailand
13.30 – 13.50 Carbon storage across scales
By Dr. Maxime Rejou-Mechain
Agricultural Research for Development (CIRAD-IRD), France
13.50 – 14.10 Response characteristics of dry dipterocarp forest to El Niño in Thailand: Results from multi-spatial scale observations
By Assoc. Prof. Dr. Amnat Chidthaisong
King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT), Thailand
Component of ecosystems
14.10 – 14.25 The joint SEA-EU project: Assessing the vulnerability of tropical forests to climatic water stress
By Dr. Pantana Torngern
Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
14.25 – 14.40 Forest ecosystems in a warmer world
By Dr. Hyungwoo Lim
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
14.40 – 14.55 How changes in nitrogen availability affect the cycling of carbon in forests
By Dr. Niles Hasselquist
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
14.55 - 15.10 Ecophysiological traits and climatic changes
By Dr. Yajun Chen
Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG), P.R.China
15.10 – 15.25 Coffee Break
Scales Spatail scales
15.25 – 15.40 Possible effects of climate change on recruitment of the wild rambutan tree Nephelium melliferum on the Mo Singto plot
By Prof. Dr. Warren Brockelman
The National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
(BIOTEC), Thailand
15.40 – 15.55 Species traits inform migratory birds’ response to climate change
By Dr. Nantida Sutummawong
Thaksin University, Thailand
Last updated 18 April 2019
Thursday 23 May 2019
Parallel Session 11
Impacts of climate change on biodiversity across scales
Chair: Dr. Wirong Chanthorn, Kasetsart University, Thailand
Co-Chair: Ms. Anuttara Nattalang , National Center for Genetic Engineering and
Biotechnology, Thailand
Scales Spatail scales
15.55 – 16.10 Spatiotemporal variation of net radiation over the different ecosystem
in Mainland Southeast Asia
By Dr. Sitthisak Moukomla
Geo-Informatics & Space Technology Development Agency (GISDA),
Thailand
16.10 – 16.25 Ecosystem Level : Carbon flux
By Dr. Montri Sanwangsri
University of Phayao, Thailand
Temporal scales
16.25 – 16.40 Variation in Beta-diversity with Microclimate across scale: Cases from Bryophytes
By Dr. Ekaphan Kraichak
Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Thailand
16.40 – 16.55 Impact of climate change and estimate above ground carbon storage by using satellite
By Mr. Narin Jaroonrattanapak
Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, Thailand
16.55 – 17.10 Invitation to forest canopy ecology: global scale collaboration opportunities
By Dr. Akihiro Nakamura
Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of
Sciences, P.R.China